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The Project Management Prepcast, Schedule Crashing for Passing The PMP Exam

Oct11
2010 4 Comments Written by elroyking

If studying for the PMP exam is giving you anxiety and headaches, then it is time you learned about the easy way to pass the PMP exam. Get your training from 38 hours of video. They can be downloaded to your computer or your mobile device. All of the PMP topics are discussed and presented in an easy to digest way. You get lots of tips and tricks about passing the exam, sample exam questions, and 35 contact hours for your PMP application. Jump on board, and get your PMP exam training the easy and efficient way.

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The PM-Prepcast is without a doubt one of my favorite tools. I would listen to it during my commutes. It follows the PMBOK guide v4 very closely, but it is a lot more entertaining, and it provides working examples that the PMBOK leaves out!

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Project Management Professional Certification

Oct06
2010 2 Comments Written by elroyking

Project management can be applied to every discipline, technology, industry, and field of study. Because every industry has projects, every industry has project managers. Many project managers find themselves managing a project because they understand the business or the technology. They “worked” up from the bottom, and as they gained industry and technology expertise, they were given more “responsibility.” The only problem with this mode of progression is that the world is flooded with project managers who lack the project management training!

Standish Group International estimates that up to 75% of IT projects fail. Why do they fail? These projects don’t fail because of technology, industry, market, or finances, project management is the cause of the failure!

Regardless of the industry, market, or niche you are in. If you are involved in projects, then project management training is a must.

The Project Management Institute created the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification to promote awareness of project management and to promote a standard and methodology for managing successful projects in any discipline or industry. Projects out there aren’t failing, getting behind, going over budget, or missing their objectives because of the lack of technology or industry skill–it is the lack of project management skill.

Get trained today, and get PMP certified to boot. The Project Management Prepcast is the best value in training material over the methodologies and best practices of the PMI. It will do a lot to prepare you for the PMP exam, that needs to be passed to get the certification. The PM-Prepcast is based on the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide) (Paperback) version 4.

Your employer has trusted you to manage a project. Without training and lots of well placed effort, projects tend to grow out of hand. Stop the chaos and stop being managed by your projects. Get the training you need to become PMP certified and see what a huge difference it makes on the success of your projects.

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The PM-Prepcast, Your Time Saving Edge to Passing The PMP Exam

Oct01
2010 1 Comment Written by elroyking

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PMP® Exam Preparation

Sep28
2010 4 Comments Written by elroyking

Imagine being recognized as a leader and a performer in your field. Think of what a difference it would make on your projects if management and your team trusted and follow your direction and suggestions because they knew your were trained in the PMI methodologies and could make those projects the highest quality while becoming efficient in schedule and time. To stand out as a project manager, the PMP Certification is the way to do it. The Project Management Institute explains that the PMP Credential is the most recognized project management certification globally. According to Global Knowledge certified PMPs make 15-30% more than non-certified project managers, so the effort is well worth it. There are some 35 hours of training and some project management experience requirements, but the toughest part of getting certified for most project managers is the PMP exam.

The PMP exam revolves around A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide) (Paperback) version 4. It is the PMI’s guide book to best practices in project management. However, the PMP exam tests knowledge and application of the best practices in the project management field. The PMBOK guide is dry and devoid of working examples and applications. I would suggest going through the PMBOK guide at least once before attempting the exam, but it needs some supplemental material.

Here are three really good supplemental texts. Select one of the following:

Do you own an iPod or an mp3 player? The very best training that I have found, that follows the PMBOK guide very well and is full of examples and application material is The PM-Prepcast.

You can get your PMP training the easy and entertaining way. It is the best value for a visiual-audio PMP exam training. You can spend hundreds, even thousands on online training that will not be as good as this training by Cornelius Fichtner.

Oh, and did I mention, that it fills the entire 35 contact training hours?

If you really want to pass the PMP exam, however, you are going to have to roll in some PMP Sample Questions.

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Take the FREE 50 question sample exam. Score the exam and see how you did. Check the answers and explanations and understand why the answers you selected were not the “BEST” answers. Now go back to the texts and reread the sections that you scored poorly on. The 50 question exam isn’t very broad, however. To really get a feel for where you stand and what you need to study, purchase the PMP Exam Simulator, it is under $50. It has 10 base PMP exams (200 questions each), and other questions for every knowledge area. When you get to where you can take an entire PMP exam from the PMP Exam Simulator and score better than 85%, then you are ready to take the PMP exam.

Go ahead, do it today. Get started on the one thing that will really make a difference in your project management career, you will never regret it.

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Pass The PMP Exam Without Breaking The Bank

Sep23
2010 11 Comments Written by elroyking

Passing the PMP exam is pretty difficult. About.com characterized the PMP certification as one of the toughest credentials out there. The key to passing the exam is to study the right materials. There are a lot of free material out there on the Net, but often you get what you pay for when it comes to those materials. However, there are some free sources of material that are easy to come by and carry a lot of value. The first one I am going to send to you is a free gift from me (well, a free gift from the Project Management Institute (PMI)), but I am going to pass it on to you, so it is a free value from reading my article. This gift is the PMP Credential Handbook (pdf). Now don’t start complaining now, thinking, “I don’t want to read through an entire handbook.” It is only 20 pages long—about 12 minutes of reading. But it gives you ALL of the information you need to know about obtaining the PMP credential—and you know it is accurate, because it comes straight from the PMI. Here is the link, download it now for free.

The PMP exam is based on the PMBOK guide, if you are a PMI member, you can download the PMBOK guide for free. Here is the link. PMBOK guide v.4 (PMI Membership required). If you are not a PMI member, join today. If you have a PMI membership, the cost of the PMP exam is reduced by $100, which is about the cost of the membership. If you are going to take the PMP exam, the PMI membership and the PMBOK guide are free for joining!

Now, I purchased a hard copy of the PMBOK guide because I like to highlight it, write in the margins, make notes and drawings. If you want a hardcopy of the PMBOK guide, you can purchase A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide) (Paperback) version 4 right here. Get it from Amazon from this link and save 40% over the cost of the book on retail shelves. Get it now!

The PMP exam covers the knowledge base in the PMBOK guide, but the test is designed to be a test of the application of the best practices and principles outlined in the PMBOK guide, and not just a regurgitation of the fact presented there. Rita Mulcahy estimates that 50% of those who do not pass the exam, fail it because they don’t have any project management experience on projects that use the PMI methodologies. Among the things that are important to learn in the PMP vocabulary and the PMI-isms. You will need some help knowing what those are and how to spot them on the exam. You are going to need some materials that showcase the working examples of the PMI methodologies. You can find those in PMP Prep books and courses. PMP Exam Prep, Sixth Edition: Rita’s Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam is a good example of one of these texts. Andy Crowe’s text,The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try is very good as well, but for the money, I would look at the Head First PMP: A Brain-Friendly Guide to Passing the Project Management Professional Exam, and PMP Certification For Dummies by Peter Nathan and Gerald Everett Jones texts. Both of the texts are designed for beginners and do not assume that the reader has a lot of prior knowledge of the PMP subjects. Both come with lots of sample questions and a full length PMP sample exam. The sample PMP exam that comes with the Headfirst text is downloadable from their website. The For Dummies text has a CD with sample questions on it. The For Dummies text can be purchased for under $30, a huge value.

Finally, to pass the exam you are going to need to take a lot of sample questions. The best solution is a PMP software simulation program. Rita puts out a really good one, PM Fastrack Exam Simulation Software for the PMP Exam: Version 6but it costs $300. For under $50 you can get a very good PMP Exam Simulator. PMP Exam Simulator It comes with 10 base 200 question PMP exams. It has been developed by a team of PMPs and is the best value for this exceptional product.

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If you want to pass the PMP exam, do get at least three different sources for your PMP materials. If you get all of your materials from one place, you are going to find that it has holes in the content. Getting your materials from three different sources assures you that you should fill in any possible gaps in any of the three. You may want to make sure that the sources vary in type and media. For example, start with the PMBOK guide, augment it with a PMP Prep text, and a class, online training, or podcast.

Be sure to pick up the simulation software, it will be your best preparation tool, but after taking a sample test, go through the questions that you missed. Understand why you missed the questions from the explanations in the software, then go through the areas where you missed the most questions in your PMP prep texts and in the PMBOK guide.

If you need the 35 Contact Hours of training, then consider the The PM-Prepcast. It is under $100, and is rich media, video and audio. It can be listened to on your iPod or MP3 player or played on you computer. It also provides all 35 contact hours and is PMI approved.

You really can be ready for the PMP exam if you get at least three sources for your PMP materials. You can do that at reasonable prices, and follow up with PMP Exam simulation software so that you will be used to the format and style of the test on a computer.

You can be PMP certified! You can be ready for the PMP exam, At PM Exam Ready, we are dedicated to getting you ready to take that PMP exam, and getting you there at the best value for your money. You can’t afford to prepare anywhere else! Stop by often and get helpful hints and resources.

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Great Project Management Professional (PMP) Articles

Sep22
2010 Leave a Comment Written by elroyking

If you are looking to get PMP certified, check out these great articles. Each one has specific helps, hints, and tricks to help you get the PMP certification.

PMI-isms and Project Management Vocabulary

Pass The PMP Certification Exam with a Sample Test or Maybe 10 Sample Tests

Effectively Preparing Fo The PMP Exam

Project Management Professional PMP

Don’t Fail The PMP Exam–Solve These Preventable Issues

Tips And Sample Questions From The PMP Exam

A Little Known Trick To Help You Ace The PMP Exam

How To Know Exactly What You Need to Study to Pass The PMP Exam

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Get Ready For The PMP Exam

Sep20
2010 4 Comments Written by elroyking

Passing the PMP exam is often one of the only things holding back Project Managers from becoming PMP certified. What will the PMP certification do for you? Vicki Wrona, of Global Knowledge, shows that Project Managers receive between 6 and 30 percent more than their non-certified co-workers. Getting that PMP credential sets you apart in the field and shows management and other potential employers that you are dedicated to project management and trained to do the job right. The reason employers are willing to pay the extra for PMP certified employees, is that the Project Management Institute (PMI) training has shown to lower costs, improve schedule and cost estimates, and improve the quality of projects. Getting that PMP certification has a win-win affect, it makes you more marketable, but it also improves what you are working on right now.

Get Your Career Moving

So what do you need to do to pass that PMP exam. There really are a lot of training classes, materials, and resources available. How do you know which ones will help you the most? Well, each project manager has a different background and has different training. Rita Mulcahy, a prominent PMP author, estimates that 50% of people who fail the exam, fail it because they don’t have the experience managing a project using the PMI methodologies. You won’t be able to pass the exam on the wings of your current project management knowledge and skill. I would suggest that you base your study on a variety of sources. Don’t go and buy everything out there, that would definitely be overkill, but make sure that you don’t go into the test having studied only one text or taken only one class, there are sure to be holes in the materials covered from only one source.

Map Of Resources For PMP Exam Success

I would suggest at least three sources for PMP information. First and foremost, you need to get your hands on A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide) (Paperback) version 4, often called the PMBOK guide. The PMBOK guide is the PMI’s crown jewel, it is the summary document of the project Management best practices that the PMI has accumulated over many years. It is also the knowledge basis for the PMP exam. You may hear a number of complaints, that the text is dry and sometimes complex, but the key to passing the PMP exam, is as Rita pointed out, understanding project management as the PMI sees it. Get your PMI knowledge first hand, from the PMI itself. Getting the PMBOK guide version 4 on line, saves about 40% from the retail cost at a book store. Get it now , and get it shipped for free from Amazon .

The PMP exam is knowledge based, but has an emphasis on application of the principles. There are a number of PMP Exam Prep study guides that explain how to apply the principles and will provide great hands on exercises. I would recommend one of the following texts as a companion to the PMBOK guide:

Rita’s text is the most popular and probably the most detailed, but I like Andy Crowe’s text because if follows the PMBOK guide more closely. The Head First text keeps my attention better, it is based on a more modern method of learning and has interesting graphics and side bars that augment the learning and aide in memorization. They all have their own strengths and weaknesses, they each have their own unique design and flow. Click on the graphics above, go to the Amazon page, and click on “Look Inside.” for the books that have that link. You will see right away what the style is like and you should be able to choose one based on the style you like. Choosing a text that fits your style will make a difference in reading the text and learning from it. Every person is individual, and there is no one single right choice.

Think Media!

Most people learn best when multiple forms of stimulus are used. A video or online class can be more effective because it combines voice and motion (hearing and sight). There are several online classes that you can take, Simplilearn Program and Agilitec Training. are examples of these online classes, but for the money, I would recommend The PM-Prepcast. The PM-Prepcast can be downloaded to your mp3 player, or watched on your computer. It is streaming media and includes video and audio. It is very versatile, and can be watched anywhere. It even has the advantage of providing the entire 35 contact hours of training needed to apply to take the PMP exam! Let the The PM-Prepcast be your learning companion and the third leg to the training triangle that can bring you PMP Exam success.

With all of the proper training materials, you will also want to be prepared for the exam with some quality PMP Exam Simulation Software. The PM Fastrack Exam Simulation Software for the PMP Exam: Version 6, is a great software simulation program, but if you are looking for a more cost effective solution, try PMP Exam Simulator.

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Give the PMP Exam Simulator. a free trial run right now. Cut hours off of your study time by purchasing the PMP Exam Simulator and taking the first full PMP exam. You will find out exactly which areas you are weak in and where you need to focus your study!

Don’t delay. Start right now, and invest in yourself. You can be PMP certified! You can be ready for the PMP exam, At PM Exam Ready, we are dedicated to getting you ready to take that PMP exam, and getting you there at the best value for your money. You can’t afford to prepare anywhere else! Stop by often and get helpful hints and resources.

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PMP Test Prep Book

Sep14
2010 2 Comments Written by elroyking

My son came home from school very irritated because he had done poorly on a test. We talked about it for a bit, then I asked him if he had read the book. Well…., no, was his answer. We went over the test and the material, and found all of the answers very plainly in the reading material.

So many project managers want to rely on their experience to get them through the PMP exam. Rita Mulcahy, a PMP author, believes that 50% of those who fail the PMP exam do it because they don’t have the experience managing a project in the PMI way. Basically, they need to read the PMI’s book.

The Project Management Institute (PMI) created a text called the “Project Management Body of Knowledge”. I contains the project management best practices. You can get a copy of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide) (Paperback) right here. Go ahead, get the PMI’s book. People will tell you that you don’t need the PMBOK guide, or that it is too dry and boring, but nothing could be further from the truth. Read the PMBOK guide through at least twice before taking the test.

You are going to need a little bit more than just the PMBOK guide to pass the test. The PMP test is knowledge based, but it is designed to test the application of principles. You are going to need a great PMP exam prep book also.

There are three texts that you should decide among.

PMP Exam Prep, Sixth Edition: Rita’s Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam, The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try, or Head First PMP: A Brain-Friendly Guide to Passing the Project Management Professional Exam.

Rita Mulcahy’s book is probably the most popular and the most in-depth. It is full of activities and practice exam questions, and is very thorough. Rita, however, assumes the reader has a pretty deep backgound in project management. This is not a beginner’s book.

Andy Crowe’s book follows the PMBOK guide very well. I was very comfortable with the text and the style. It is probably my favorite of the three because of how it complements the PMBOK guide.

The Head First text reminds me of the text books that my children bring home from High School. It has great graphics and little asides in the margins. It involves more media, and uses the modern concepts of visual learning much better than the other two books. I has numerous explanations that make it a better beginner’s book. If you are new to PMP, or the the PMI methodologies, I think this is a great place to start.

Before you go to take that difficult PMP test, do yourself a favor–read the book (or books) and really get ready to take the PMP test.

Elroy King

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Project Management Professional Exam Simulation Software

Sep10
2010 6 Comments Written by elroyking

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Make all of the stupid mistakes on the Exam Simulation Software, not the real exam! You will find out what you are getting wrong and have a chance to fix all of those knowledge areas before sitting for the real exam.

Before a boxer goes out into the ring, he has plenty of practice bouts and sparring rounds to get ready for the real thing. You can be THAT ready for the PMP exam if you spend some quality hours in preparation with the PMP Exam Simulator!

Nothing replaces knowledge, you need to learn the principles very well–Start with the A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide) (Paperback). If you are a PMI member you can download the PMBOK guide for free from the PMI.ORG site, but it is a restricted PDF file, so you can’t highlight and bookmark it. I much prefer the printed version so I can mark up and tag the pages, that is a memorization tip that helps me a lot. Highlight the text that seems important to me as I read, then when I get done with a chapter, I review just the highlights. I can retain the important information after that review for a long time.

The PMBOK guide is a great resource, but it is dry and only concerned about the best practices principles. The PMP Exam covers the principles, but delves into application of those principles. You will need a study guide with the case studies and application materials. I would recommend PMP Exam Prep, Sixth Edition: Rita’s Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam or The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try.

But once you have that knowledge (knowledge is still king, you can’t take this test in a vacuum), then spend your time preparing for the exam in the very same format that you will get it ON THE TEST! A software Simulator is the only way to get that experience, and will do more for you in getting ready for the exam than anything else.

There are many Simulation Software solutions, such as PM Fastrack Exam Simulation Software for the PMP Exam: Version 6. But none of them will give you the value that PMP Exam Simulator will give you. The PMP Exam Simulator gives you 6000 questions for only $49.95, compare that to the 1600 questions for $350 for the Fastrack Simulator, and you will understand what I mean.

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Elroy King

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Project Management Professional Exam Prep

Sep09
2010 3 Comments Written by elroyking

The PMP exam is the biggest road block for most Project Managers in their journey to become PMP certified. Those PMs have the education and the experience, they have just been told that the exam is very hard. Well, it is hard, about.com characterizes it as one of the most intensive certifications out there.

But you can be ready for that PMP exam and get that credential. You just need some good resources and some great help.

First of all, think about a good PMI approved class. Taking a 4 to 6 day class is a little costly, but usually can’t be beat for intensive hands on training in the PMI methods of project management.

If you can’t afford the class, or the time to take it, the best PMP training that I know of that includes the visual, audio, and all the elements of a great class, but is a lot more convenient and a lot less expensive is The PM-Prepcast The PM-Prepcast will amaze you, catch a free episode right here. http://www.project-management-prepcast.com/index.php/freetry-it/free-prepcast

A great complement to the PM-Prepcast is Rita Mulcahy’s text PMP Exam Prep, Sixth Edition: Rita’s Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam. It is the most popular PMP exam prep material available. It includes games, exercises, and vocabulary. Rita has helped thousands of PMPs get certified.

Your ace in the hole, however, should be PMP exam simulation software. Rita puts out a very popular exam software, PM Fastrack Exam Simulation Software for the PMP Exam: Version 6. It is a little pricey, but seems to get very good results. A separate option, that costs a lot less is the PMP Exam Simulator. Take the exam on the simulator first. You will get a feel for what the exam is like, and you can take those exam failures on the simulator rather than on the real exam. You will find exactly what you need to study to be ready to take the exam by taking a number of practice exams. The exam simulator has 6000 test questions, they include 10 full exams. You will really be ready to take the PMP exam after getting through the simulator.

Get your Demo PMP Exam Simulator, with 50 free PMP exam questions right here as a free gift from me. (Well, OK, it is a free gift from them, but I’m passing it along to you as a free favor!)

Finallty, stop by PM Exam Ready . com often for other freebies, great educational topics, and some of the best PMP tips and tricks on the net. You can be ready for the PMP exam, at PMExamReady.com.

Elroy King

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